Immigration
Jul. 21, 2009
Doubts Linger On Asylum Policy Shift
Federal immigration officials quietly cleared the way for some battered women to become eligible for asylum in April. But it's unclear who has benefited from the Obama administration's new policy because it was kept under wraps.
Daily Journal Staff Writer Federal immigration officials quietly cleared the way for some battered women to become eligible for asylum in April. But it's unclear who has benefited from the Obama administration's new policy because it was kept under wraps. Top lawyers for the Department of Homeland Security unveiled the new policy in a brief filed in an asylum case known as L.R. The policy became public this mont...
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